The IT@UofT 2024 conference will offer opportunities to learn and network with staff and faculty from across the tri-campus community.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
May 8, 2024
Time
Location
Activity
7:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Atrium, Bahen Centre for Information Technology
Registration
8:40 – 8:50 a.m.
Convocation Hall
Welcome from IT@UofT 2024 co-chair:
Bo Wandschneider, Chief Information Officer, U of T
8:50 – 9:50 a.m.
Convocation Hall
Keynote presentation: Four short questions about AI. Student. Professor. IT professional. Human.
Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University
9:50 – 10:15 a.m.
Bahen Centre, 1st floor, The Cube
Refreshment break
10:15 – 11:05 a.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 1
Bahen Centre, B025
M365 tools for data analysis, reporting and communications
Speaker: Luke Sutherland, Senior Business Analyst, Information Security
Bahen Centre, BA 1220
Scaling for business continuity: Another modernization journey on Azure
- Sarosh Jamal, DevOps Administrator, EASI, ITS
- Praveen Narayanaswamy, Manager, SAP Technical Administration and Innovation, ITS
- Andrew Tomkins, Cloud Solutions Developer, Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions, ITS
Bahen Centre, BA 2159
Why your site may still not be accessible
Speaker: Chris Sabatinos, Web Accessibility Specialist (AODA), Division of People Strategy, Equity and Culture
Bahen Centre, BA 2145
Augmenting customer support with AI-powered Copilot chatbots
Speaker: Jose Manuel Lopez Lujan, Manager, Server Storage and Virtualization, EIS, ITS
Bahen Centre, BA 2179
Evolution of the Information Risk Management Program
- Rishi Arora, Risk Program Coordinator
- Jeffrey Waldman, Manager, Institutional Data Governance
11:05 – 11:10 a.m.
Bahen Centre
Break
11:10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Myhal Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 2
Myhal Centre, MY 150
The business case for MedIT and joining forces with ITS to launch AD-as-a-service
- Dimitris Keramidas, Director, MedIT
- Deyves Fonseca, Acting Chief Information Security Officer
Myhal Centre, MY 380
Our Information Security Strategy journey
- Kalyani Khati, Associate Director, Information Security Strategic Initiatives, Information Security
- Raphaelle Gauriau, Acting Associate Director, Operations, Information Security
Myhal Centre, MY 330
Nursing IT service model – The journey of IT service delivery in a single department faculty
Speaker: Omar Malik, Director, Technology Services, Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Myhal Centre, MY 320
Facilitate marking with MarkUs
- Donny Wong, Teaching Applications Technical Lead, Computer Science Department
- Samuel Maldonado, CS Teaching Applications Programmer/Analyst, Computer Science Department
Myhal Centre, MY 430
Carbon emissions and circularity in IT
Speaker: Brian Sutherland, Faculty Liaison, Arts & Science
Myhal Centre, MY 490
Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) at U of T
Speaker: Simon Cheng, IAM Developer, Information Security
12 – 1 p.m.
Myhal Centre, 1st and 2nd floor, Lee & Margaret Lau Auditorium
Lunch
1 – 1:50 p.m.
Myhal Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 3
Myhal Centre, MY 150
Better Together: Our security awareness & training journey
- Raphaelle Gauriau, Acting Associate Director, Operations, Information Security
- John Stewart, Information Security Program Manager, UTSC
Myhal Centre, MY 490
UTSC’s AuRA system: Delivering better, faster and more reliable lecture capture
- Blake Markle, Manager, Events, Filming and Classroom Experience, IITS UTSC
- Kevin Meharchand, Classroom Recording Multimedia Technician, IITS UTSC
Myhal Centre, MY 330
Enterprise service management with ServiceNow – Outcomes beyond IT
- Elias Karamitsos, Service Delivery Lead, IITS UTSC
- Sheril Chacko, Senior Business Analyst, PMO, IITS UTSC
- Feresa Khan, Senior Business Analyst, IITS UTSC
- Kevin Yang, Sr. Business Analyst, IITS UTSC
- Michael Zhou, ServiceNow Architect, Application Development, IITS UTSC
- Hanan Domloge, Project Manager, IITS UTSC
Myhal Centre, MY 320
Click, connect, create: Strategies for effective teamwork online
- Meagan Lau, Information Systems Analyst, EASI
- Janelle Seto, Student Advising Services, EASI
Myhal Centre, MY 380
Microsoft Copilot: Tools for work, teaching and learning
Speaker: Derek Hunt, Faculty Liaison, ARC/CTSI
1:50 – 1:55 p.m.
Bahen Centre
Break
1:55 – 2:45 p.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 4
Bahen Centre, BA 1170
You are not alone. Learn about supply chain risk and the teams who work to reduce this risk.
- Kanupriya Kejriwal, Risk Manager, Information Security
- Sue McGlashan, Research Information Security Lead, Information Security
- Natasha Reis-Frenette, Research Security Advisor, VPRI
Bahen Centre, BA 1220
United we advance: A collaborative approach to University IT system enhancements
- Cris Diaconu, Senior Information Systems Analyst, EASI
- Elicia Wilkinson, Information Systems Analyst, Salesforce Services Team, EASI
Bahen Centre, BA 2145
Tech2U, classroom accessibility and instructor support
- Steven Bailey, Director, Learning Space Management
- Natalie Wallace-Schlieffer, Manager, Classroom Planning & Technology Services
- Michael Nicholson, Director, Accessibility Services
- Adina Burden, Assistant Director, Accessibility Services
Bahen Centre, BA 2159
Streamlining governance leveraging technology: The Nomination Management System
- Ninu Varghese, Manager, Information Technology
- Althea Webster, Business & Quality Analyst
2:45 – 3:15 p.m.
Bahen Centre, 1st floor, The Cube
Coffee break
3:15 – 4:05 p.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 5
Bahen Centre, BA 1170
Sharing insights on inclusive and socially responsible IT procurement
- Laurie Harrison, Director, Digital Learning Innovation
- Annie Hua, Project Manager, ARC
- Keshav Raina, Administrative Officer, Business Operations & Administration
Bahen Centre, BA 2145
Optimizing for AI: How retrieval augmented generation will impact the future of websites
Speaker: Chris Boutet, Director, Content Innovation, U of T Communications
Bahen Centre, BA 2159
The analytics advantage: Unveiling network usage patterns for security
- Carl Chan, Manager, Visibility and Infrastructure Security, Information Security
- Matthew Norrie, Detection Engineer, Information Security
Bahen Centre, BA 1220
AI, predictive analytics and the modal bacter
Speaker: Marden Paul, Director, Planning, Governance & Assessment, Office of the CIO
4:05 – 4:10 p.m.
Bahen Centre
Break
4:10 – 5 p.m.
Bahen Centre
Breakout sessions: Block 6
Bahen Centre, BA 1170
De-mystifying top security risks for the University
- Kanupriya Kejriwal, Risk Manager, Information Security
- Sue McGlashan, Research Information Security Lead, Information Security
- Carl Chan, Manager, Visibility and Infrastructure Security, Information Security
- Michael Laurentius, Research Information Security Specialist, Information Security
Bahen Centre, BA 1220
Modern AI and information security: A complicated relationship
Speaker: John DiMarco, Director, Information Technology, Computer Science
Bahen Centre, BA 2159
First few steps to consider when integrating AI into a course
Speaker: Otto Yung, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Department of Management, UTM
Bahen Centre, BA 2179
Plastic food, information security and the ITIL service catalogue: Selecting satisfying security services swiftly
Speaker: Peter St. Onge, Security Services Manager, Information Security